List of Art Deco architecture in Oklahoma explained

This is a list of buildings that are examples of the Art Deco architectural style in Oklahoma, United States.

Ardmore

• Ardmore Municipal Auditorium, Ardmore, 1943
• Hardy Murphy Coliseum, Ardmore, 1943
• Tivoli Theatre, Ardmore, 1915 and 1935
• YWCA, Ardmore, 1938

Clinton

• Clinton Armory, Clinton, 1937
• Fire Station, Clinton, 1930s
• McLain Rogers Park, Clinton, 1934

Enid

• 102 Independence, Enid, 1938
• 113 North. Grand, Enid, 1940
• 115 North Grand, Enid, 1940
• 323 Broadway, Enid, 1938
• Arcadia Theatre, 226 West Randolph Avenue, Enid, 1931^[1]
• Broadway Tower, Enid, 1931
• Cherokee Theatre (now retail), Enid, 1928
• Enid Armory, Enid, 1936
• Eugene S. Briggs Auditorium, Enid, 1957
• Garfield County Courthouse, Enid, 1896 and 1930
• Taft Elementary School, Enid, 1937
• Triangle Business Center (former Bass Building), Enid, 1930
• Woolworth's, Enid, 1910 and 1921

McAlester

• 110–114 East Choctaw (former Woolworth's), McAlester
• International Temple, Supreme Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls, McAlester, 1951
• McAlester Armory, McAlester, 1936
• McAlester Scottish Rite Temple, McAlester, 1907 and 1930
• OKLA Theater, McAlester, 1931 and 1948

Muskogee

• 304 East Callahan, Muskogee, 1925
• 540 West Court (former Chrysler–DeSoto Dealership), Muskogee, 1948
• Fire Station No. 3, Muskogee, 1940s
• Fire Station No. 4, Muskogee, 1940s
• Roxy Theatre, Muskogee, 1948

Norman

• 301–302 South Porter, Norman, 1930
• 747 Asp (former cleaner's), Norman, 1930
• Boomer Theater, Norman, 1947
• Cleveland County Courthouse, Norman, 1940
• Corner Thomas Garage (now A-1 Automotive), Norman, 1940s
• Hiland Dairy, Norman, 1940s
• Logan Apartments, Norman
• University Theatre, Norman, 1930
• Varsity Theatre (now retail), Norman

Oklahoma City

• 100 Park Avenue Building, Oklahoma City, 1923
• Agnew Theater, Oklahoma City, 1947
• Borden's Dairy Building, Oklahoma City, 1947
• Cain's Coffee Building, Oklahoma City, 1919
• Century Building, Oklahoma City
• Cheever's Flowers (now Cheever's Cafe), Oklahoma City, 1935
• City Place Tower, Oklahoma City, 1931
• Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, 1937
• Doctors Building, Oklahoma City, 1948
• Edmond Armory, Edmond, 1937
• First National Center, Oklahoma City, 1931
• Jewel Theater, Oklahoma City, 1931
• Lawyers Title Building, Oklahoma City, 1930
• Lyric at the Plaza Theater, Oklahoma City, 1935
• May Theatre, Oklahoma City, 1946
• Norton–Johnson Buick Company, Oklahoma City, 1930
• Nuway Laundry & Cleaners, Oklahoma City, 1940s
• Oklahoma County Courthouse, Oklahoma City, 1937
• Oklahoma Opry, Oklahoma City, 1946
• Raylyn Taylor Salon, Oklahoma City
• Santa Fe Depot, Oklahoma City, 1934
• Sewage Treatment Plant, Oklahoma City
• Taft Middle School, Oklahoma City, 1931
• United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Office Building, Oklahoma City, 1912
• Will Rogers Theater Events Center, Oklahoma City, 1946

Shawnee

• Auditorium, Shawnee
• Hornbeck Theatre, Shawnee, 1947
• Pottawatomie County Courthouse, Shawnee, 1934

Tulsa

• 11th Street Bridge, Tulsa, 1916
• Adah Robinson Residence, Tulsa, 1929
• Art Deco Lofts and Apartments, Tulsa, 1929
• Boston Avenue Methodist Church,Tulsa, 1929
• Boulder on the Park, Tulsa, 1923
• Brady Theater, Tulsa, 1910
• Central High School, Tulsa, 1925
• Christ the King Church, Tulsa, 1928
• Cities Service Station #8, Tulsa, 1940
• City Veterinary Hospital, Tulsa, 1942
• Continental Supply Company Building, Tulsa, 1921
• Day Building (now Nelson's Buffeteria), Tulsa, 1926
• Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge, Tulsa, 1929
• Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, 1932
• Fawcett Building, Tulsa, 1926
• Fire Station No. 13, Tulsa, 1931
• Fleeger Residence, Tulsa, 1937
• Guaranty Laundry, Tulsa, 1928
• Hawks Ice Cream, Tulsa, 1948
• Jesse D. Davis Residence, Tulsa, 1936
• John Duncan Forsyth Residence, Tulsa, 1937
• KVOO-TV Broadcast Facility, Tulsa, 1954
• Marquette School, Tulsa, 1932
• Mayo Motor Inn, Tulsa, 1950
• McGay Residence, Tulsa, 1936
• Merchant's Exhibit Building, Tulsa State Fairgrounds, Tulsa, 1930
• Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority Transfer Center, Tulsa, 1999
• Midwest Equitable Meter, Tulsa, 1929
• Midwest Marble and Tile Building, Tulsa, 1945
• Milady's Cleaners, Tulsa, 1930
• National Guard Armory, Tulsa, 1942
• National Supply Company (now U-Haul), Tulsa, 1930
• Oak Lawn Cemetery Entrance Gates, Tulsa, 1930
• Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Tulsa, 1940
• Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Building, Tulsa, 1925
• Page Warehouse, Tulsa, 1927
• Petroleum Building, Tulsa, 1921
• Philcade Building, Tulsa, 1931
• Philtower Building, Tulsa, 1928
• Phoenix Cleaners, Tulsa, 1937
• Pythian Building, Tulsa, 1931
• Riverside Studios, Tulsa, 1929
• Service Pipeline Building (former ARCO Building), Tulsa, 1949
• Sherman Residence, Tulsa, 1930s
• Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building, Tulsa, 1924
• Tulsa Club Building, Tulsa, 1927
• Tulsa Fire Alarm Building, Tulsa, 1934
• Tulsa Monument Company, Tulsa, 1936
• Tulsa SPCA, Tulsa, 1931
• Tulsa State Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa, 1932
• Tulsa Union Depot, Tulsa, 1931
• Ungerman Residence, Tulsa, 1941
• Warehouse Market, Tulsa, 1930
• Webster High School, Tulsa, 1938
• Westhope, Tulsa, 1929
• Whentoff Residence, Tulsa, 1935
• Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, 1939

Other cities

• Adair County Courthouse, Stilwell, 1930
• Allred Theatre, Pryor Creek, 1914 and 1942
• Anadarko Armory, Anadarko, 1937
• Armory, Cherokee
• Atoka Armory, Atoka, 1936
• Attucks School, Vinita, 1917
• Avant's Cities Service Station, El Reno, 1933
• Beard Motor Company, Bristol, 1947 and 1953
• Bristow Firestone Service Station, Bristow, 1929
• Campus Theatre, Stillwater, 1939
• Canute Service Station, Canute, 1939
• Central Fire Station, Ada
• City Hall, Vinita
• Claremore Auto Dealership, Claremore, 1930
• Clayton High School Auditorium, Clayton, 1936
• Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville, 1939
• Grady County Courthouse, Chickasha, 1935
• Gymnasium, Hennessey, 1941
• Gymnasium, Pernell, 1941
• Haskell County Courthouse, Stigler, 1931
• Healdtown Armory, Healdtown, 1936
• Holdenville Armory, Holdenville, 1936
• Hominy Armory, Hominy, 1937
• Hugo Armory, Hugo, 1936
• Jefferson County Courthouse, Waurika, 1931
• Kerr-Mac Service Station, Pauls Valley
• Leachman Theatre (now a furniture showroom), Stillwater, 1948
• Long Theatre, Keyes, 1947
• Masonic Temple, Anadarko
• Memorial Park Swimming Pool, Blackwell, 1940s
• Minco Armory, Minco, 1936
• Municipal Building, Fairview
• Okmulgee Armory, Okmulgee, 1937
• Page Memorial Library, Sand Springs, 1930
• Pawnee County Courthouse, Pawnee, 1932
• Pensacola Dam, between Disney and Langley, 1940
• Poncan Theatre, Ponca City, 1927
• Rialto Theatre, Alva, 1949
• Roff Armory, Roff, 1937
• Sallisaw High School, Sallisaw, 1939
• Sayre Champlin Service Station, Sayre, 1934
• Softener & Filter Unit, El Reno, 1930s or 1940s
• Southwestern Bell Telephone Building, Stroud, 1929
• Sulphur Armory, Sulphur, 1937
• Tahlequah Armory, Tahlequah, 1937
• Telephone Building, Waynoka
• United States Post Office Coalgate, Coalgate, 1940
• United States Post Office Hollis, Hollis, 1939
• United States Post Office Nowata, Nowata, 1938
• Wagoner Armory, Wagoner, 1938
• Warren Theatre, Broken Arrow
• Washita County Jail, Cordell
• Washita Theatre, Chickasha, 1941
• Weatherford Armory, Weatherford, 1937
• Westland Theatre, Elk City, 1950

See also

• List of Art Deco architecture
• List of Art Deco architecture in the United States

References

• "Architectural Surveys." Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
• "Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings." Roadside Architecture.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
• "Art Deco Buildings in Tulsa". Tulsa Preservation Commission. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
• Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2022-09-06
• "Court House Lover". Flickr. Retrieved 2022-09-06
• "New Deal Map". The Living New Deal. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
• "SAH Archipedia". Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved 2021-11-21.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grubb . Lauren . Arcadia Theatre in Enid, OK – Cinema Treasures . 2022-09-10 . cinematreasures.org.